It’s Come To This?

Matthew Chapman, writer and producer, writes an op-ed calling for presidential candidates to have a debate on scientific issues. It's an entirely reasonable piece, but if you stop to think about it, its publication raises two disturbing questions-- 1. Why should anyone have to plead for science to be a topic of discussion among presidential candidates? 2. Why did I find this piece on the Washington Post web site filed under a tab called "On Faith"--a section dedicated to religion? On Faith: Guest Voices: Call for a Presidential Debate on Science